Curry 26 7 8 Warriors upset the Clippers, Cajiao 38 10, Harden 18 7, Wei Shao two doubles
Curry's 26+7+8!Golden State beat the Clippers to the ground, with Carl 38+10, Harden 18 points and 7 points, and Wei Shao two double-doubles.
Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA season has a great game in the East, and the Golden State Warriors will play the Los Angeles Clippers at home. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season, but both teams will also play a game in the same place two days later. Recently, the Warriors' performance has been up and down, and after a wave of six consecutive losses, they have won two and lost two of their last four games, ranking eighth and eleventh. In the last three rounds, the Clippers have not performed very well, and in the last four rounds, the scores are half of the scores, and they finally ranked tenth in the West, which can be said to be evenly matched.
In the first quarter, the Warriors' offense was more aggressive, hitting six consecutive three-pointers from the perimeter compared to the Clippers who were just 2-of-8, but they scored more inside points than the Warriors. In the first quarter, the Clippers were 8-of-14 from the field while the Warriors were 4-of-14. In the first quarter, George still didn't work hard enough, shooting 2 of 6, but the other two were very good, Harden scored two three-pointers in the first quarter, and Xiaoka was also 3 of 5, scoring six points. Curry scored six points in the first quarter, but in the rest of the game, he played even better, taking the upper hand in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Warriors were on fire, making five more three-pointers in the first quarter, compared to the Clippers who were 2-of-5. The Warriors' outside shooting efficiency improved dramatically in the quarter, as they made seven of 10 shots in the paint zone compared to the Clippers' 6-16, and they re-extended the four-point deficit at 30-26 in the quarter to end the first half with a 61-50 lead.
In the third quarter, the Warriors' shooting efficiency dropped a lot, and they made three of their three three-pointers, but fortunately, the Clippers also had poor shooting, making three of their three three-pointers. In the restricted area, the Clippers shot a little more, but their shooting was mediocre, shooting 6-of-16 and 5-of-9 in the restricted area.
In the final quarter, Saric gave Cominga a three-pointer to tie the score to double digits, George gave Theis another layup, George shot Willis for another point, and then was called out by the Warriors. At halftime, Kuminga sent Klay a three-pointer, Wei Shao received a dunk in the air, and then Saric scored five more points for Klay to stretch the score againAt this time, Wei Shao stepped up and scored a layup, Joseph hit a three-point shot, Klay got the rebound, and another layup, this time, the Clippers called a timeout;
After the timeout, Willis sent George a three-pointer, and George added another three-pointer for Theis, followed by two free throws from Zubac and a three-pointer from Harden, with the game still between the two four minutes before the end of the game. Klay replaced Kuminga, while Golden State brought on five smaller ones. Curry assisted Moody's throw, Curry hit a layup for 2 points, and soon, Curry took his players to make an attack on George in the restricted area, causing two free throw turnovers, and the two free throws combined, the score became 10. In the end, the Clippers fought back and the Warriors outscored them 120-114.
George was 6-of-18 from the field and finished with 15 points, 1 rebound and 10 assistsHarden had 18 points, three rebounds and seven assists;Wei Shao had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists;Zubac had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Theis had 10 rebounds and two assists.
Seven Warriors scored double figures, Curry scored 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists on 8-of-15 shooting, Klay had 22 points, six rebounds and two assists, Green had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists, Moody had 13 points, three rebounds and two assists, Podzemski had 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists, Saric had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists, and Cominga had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists.